Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-21
'HELAST RESTING PLACE,
+. Pamaids OF the Martyred Lincoln
o,d His Wife Finally Inferred at
Springfield, Ill.
.,st Removal Of the Bodies Which
,rs Placed side by Side in Cement
ed Tomb.
...oial tslerram from Springfield.


NJ, ii, were taken from their secret
ting place this morning and inferred
M &c north vault of the Lincoln moEs-
HI ont in Oak Ridge cemetery, near TINS
E+ Where the RENAME OF these two
III ,i,-uished Americans have rested for
MI rrnber of years has been vested in
M terry. Great care and precaUtion has
Et,r taken to keep tbs event of TINS
orripg profound secret. In 1865 the
Ri Nv Of the martyred President was
sce5 in charge of the Lincoln Monument
IA rotation. This association after an
HI .,empt had been made to steal the re-
hi .ios called to their assistance al Or
1 ,nizatign formed for the purpose,
t. as the Lincoln Guard of Honor.
q association was composed of Q. NJ.
F.. George y. Black, Lincoln Dubois,
a. ". Bum Christopher c, Brown,
- Bum. and James c. Conkling. The
fra-ds Of Honor embrace j. n. Reece,
S5 G Power. j. z. Ludley, \. B, Virgins,
~ iws-3 S. Johnson, Horace Chaplin, and
ibn,on L. Conkling. All of the above
srbers of both associations We're pres
tr+tbis morning except former presi-
= and treasurer of the Guards of
-. G. S. Dana and James f. Nc
Al respectively. The two latter gen
ameu are ont of the State. The Lin
gru Guards of Honor have more proper
had charge of the remains. So great
r ~ as the anxiety that they would be
STOLEN BY UNsoRUrULoUs MEN
5esirous of gaining a large reward for their
"A 1s,u-ned that they were placed in the
rave unknown to the public, and in fact
III any but the members of the two asso-
Nations, from which they were taken to-
slay. Tuesday the following notice was
selt TO the members of the organiza-
jon;
~ DEAR Sic: Nine O'Clock Thursday
morning. April IA, has beSu designated
b. the executive committee as the time for
u Ihuming the remains of Mr.. and Mrs.
b lincoln for reburial. Please be at the
~, uuLument al that tiUe. Il Is thought
I'D est that it be strictly private. Do not
b. any account let a reporter know it.
j. c. PowER.'
For several days work about tho mOnu-
sneut las been kept u2 very diligently.
sNissens we're at work about the north
6fault, but every one connected with the
Anterprise was sworn to secrecy, and
tuangers and citizens were not permitted
10 20 around to that part of the tomb.
y bis morning, according to the hour set,
sFhe members of the two association as
kembed at the monument. They moved
#bout in very mysterious manner. AT
er short discussion the custodian went
saroaud on the north side where masons
Sere working. Wash Irwin, one OF the
hont-actors came back with him. He car
81 leo q cold chise and hammer e mis-
d and. His borther, Joe Irwin, followed
q im with five OF six men and a lot of
#,oo,. They went in and the CRATE door
nv again locked. Mr. Black. member
Nj the Guards, and his son came up. The
bon sat in the buggy several yards away
Ill custodian was heard TO say: Il
@gue,s We might as well 90 to work" A
Mkey was heard in a door and all was quiet
N Fora while,
Mr.. Jacob Bum came to the door. His
w Goat was covered with lime. He looked
n il After a little Mr.. Black came to the
N door and beckoned to his son; then both
"a went IN. The son was the first man to be
admitted who did not belong to either
"a one of the associations.
THE NEwspAPERMAN PROTESTED,
IN tut in vain. He was persistent, and fin
I'd ally got in on the argument that the rule
N had been broken. that Mr.. Blacks sen had
a been admitted.
M coffin with the lid removed stood on
"a the -esters on the right of the room
The Lead TO the north. 1t WAS all
that was left of President Lincoln.
N Teuty two years ago to-day he was shot.
s# Inc remains were a remarkable case of
ss Preservation. Those who stood around,
M aad had known Lincoln when alive, easily
d 5l'cerued the features. They we're very
y distinct.
81 The secret grave was directly under
81 'rt north base of the obelisk, about
" i4.-'y feet from tho north entrance, but
N only accessible through the south door.
" door on the north OF the hole where
n '2e Lincoln relics are kept, leads through
long, dark passage, first east then north
n. z west and then south to a recess.
mere about three feet below the surface
%. iae 1o9c, we're deposited the remains
oi Abraham Lincoln and his wife.
Ile body Of Mr., Lincoln was in a wal
l-' coffin lined with an air tight lead lin
-k about oueeight of an inch thick
I.a walnut coffin was in cedar box. and
ne cedar box was inclosed in pine box.
n ''.-. Lt1eolu's remains wers similarly in
a closed.
While ne remains of Mr. Lincoln
'7't exposed 10 view, General Reese,
PRESIDENT Of tho guards of Honor, turned
.s isnsiu7 of Mr. Lincoln over TO the
lincoln Monument Association. A Ger
.-'a.s va' -igned by the members of the
--a'as or Honor certifying that the re-
rs u The coffin were those received
'as Lincoln Monument Associa-
+ -'', The ASSOCIATION made out q
.'ate signed by the members for the
Of the association. declaring the
-sls 10 be those Of Abraham Lin.
Pc undertaken was then directed "a
re coffin, and Leon HOPKINS Z
sealed !t MP. The coffin wa.
essen ont by the worbmeu and car.
a1a 70 tile yauit on the north side
-aers of the TWO associations and
-- or tvo vho happened 70 be
e me monument. followed. In
vault the hoo- had been .aLsr
aa-e eight feet Igny NV zf- r+a.